About Us
Contact Email-Id : healthcare.unit@asutoshcollege.in
INTRODUCTION
Asutosh College Health Care Unit is an on-campus service for the College students and the staff. Located on the ground floor of Asutosh College Humanities Block, the Health Care Unit provides high-quality primary health care services to the students and staff of Asutosh College.
It is a non-profit Unit fully funded by Asutosh College for the necessity of the students as well as the teaching and non-teaching staff. The Unit was set up to facilitate the first aid to the ailing student or staff under the supervision of our doctor for preliminary diagnoses and medication.
The Unit was established with an aim to cater first-hand immediacy and check up, and is open during the office hour of the College. Asutosh College Health Care Unit occasionally arranges health check up camps in associations with the College departments (such as the Department of Biochemistry and others), Asutosh College Students’ Union, other bodies, blood banks and hospitals.
THE BEGINNING
The Health Care/Medical Unit at Asutosh College was launched in 01/08/2016 as part of the concluding programme of the year-long celebrations of the Institution’s Centenary. It is located on the Ground Floor of the Humanities Block.
The unit started working with Dr. Chandra Chowdhuri, Associate Professor in Chemistry, Dr. Sajal Bhattacharya, Associate Professor in Zoology and other members from 2016.
OBJECTIVES
- To provide medical care under the supervision of our doctor and nurse.
- To make primary diagnosis and initial medication.
- To suggest and refer, in case of emergency, to hospitals.
- To generate awareness among students and staff through organising health check-up camps and blood donation camps.
NAME OF THE NURSE
Smt. Hasi Majumder
NAME OF THE VISITING PHYSICIAN
Dr. Arijit Nanda
ACTIVITIES
- 18.08.2016: Blood Pressure check-up of college staff; 83 members of staff participated.
- 07.09.2016: Estimation of Blood Sugar of College staff: 70 members of staff participated.
- Workshop on Thalassemia awareness (proposed).
PRESENT WORKING MEMBERS OF THE UNIT (2017 ONWARDS)
Conveners:
Dr. Sajal Bhattacharya, Associate Professor in Zoology
Dr. Saswati De Mondal, Associate Professor in Philosophy
Dr. Suparna Basu, Associate Professor in Economics
Sri Debabrata Chanda, Assistant Professor in Geography
Dr. Priyadarshini Mallick, Assistant Professor in Microbiology
Dr. Kunal Sinha, Assistant Professor in Electronics
Dr. Poulami Khan, Assistant Professor in Bio-Chemistry
Members:
Dr. Madhusudan Banerjee, Associate Professor in Chemistry
Dr. Nandini Mukherjee, Assistant Professor in Economics
Sri Gautam Mahapatra, Associate Professor in Computer Science
Dr. Satarupa Pal, Assistant Professor in Political Science
Dr. Kuntal Kanti Goswami, Assistant Professor in Microbiology
Dr. Sankar Chandra Basu, Assistant Professor in Microbiology
Sri Rahul Mondal, Assistant Professor in Industrial Fish and Fisheries
Smt. Doly Show, Assistant Professor in Philosophy
Jubin Yasmin, Assistant Professor in Sanskrit
Dr. Priyanka Roy, Assistant Professor in Journalism and Mass Communication
Dr. Arpita Paul, Assistant Professor in Mathematics
Dr. Parikshit Dutta, Assistant Professor in Physics
Dr. Sayanti Kar, SACT in Environmental Science
Smt. Toushali Raina, SACT in Political Science
Dr. Dipanjan Mazumdar, SACT in Geology